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Xenophobic Attack: FG Blasts S-africa Minister by Botango23(m): 11:01pm On Feb 27, 2017 |
LAGOS— Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora
Matters to the President, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-
Erewa, has tongue-lashed South Africa’s Home
Affairs Minister, Mr. Malusi Gigaba, over his
negation of the death of 116 Nigerians in
xenophobic attacks by his fellow countrymen.
Mrs. Dabiri-Erewa in a strongly worded
statement bemoaned as irresponsible the
failure of the minster to realise the fact that
xenophobia is a social disease which his
countrymen needed to be cured of.
Noting with irony that Nigeria’s past
assistance to South Africa has fetched
xenophobia, Mrs. Dabiri-Erewa remonstrated
with the South African Home Affairs minister
over his lethargic response that the death of
“more than 100 Nigerians” should be sorted
out at the diplomatic level.
She said: “It appears that Mr. Gigaba would
rather dwell on and entertain himself with
diplomatic niceties when the welfare of
Nigerians resident in South Africa are at stake
now more than any time in recent history.
“His response to the xenophobic attacks,
which has now become a recurring decimal on
Africans, most especially Nigerians living
peacefully in their host country of South Africa
was, indeed, unfortunate.”
“While it’s no longer news that law-abiding
Nigerians in that country have borne the major
brunt of these attacks, the news by the Home
Affairs Minister that his country is trying to
get rid of criminals in his country at the time
when indiscriminate mayhem and looting of
law-abiding Nigerians is very suspicious, to
say the least.
Even if this unguarded statement must be
taken in its face value, we wonder if wanton
destruction and indiscriminate killing of their
African brothers is the most sensible excuse
to give. The home affairs minister should have
been more guarded and introspective in his
statements so as not to further fan the
embers of xenophobia that may get out
control if care is not taken.
“Nigeria and South Africa have a long-standing
diplomatic relationship in which the former
played a critical, if not a pivotal role that
culminated in ending apartheid, among so
many of her positive interventions.
“Indiscriminate killings, in which 116 deaths
have been recorded of her people MUST not
be how Nigeria should be paid back.
Xenophobia is such a debilitating social
disease, based mostly on ignorance, in which
its carrier also suffers. I therefore suggest that
the home affairs minister should engage in the
mass education of the South African people
about the debilitating effects of this disease
with immediate effect.
“It’s apt to mention at this juncture that the
home affairs minister only met with African
consulates forum, an association of African
consuls general, based in South Africa recently
, despite the fact that this meeting was long
overdue.
“Mr. Gigaba’s response to the mayhem that a
segment of the South African people
perpetrated on law-abiding Nigerians in South
Africa smirks of insensitivity, and it’s therefore
very reprehensible, if not unacceptable. In
view of this unfortunate statement, I am
therefore restating my earlier call on the
African Union (AU) to take up the South
Africa’s xenophobic issue as a matter of
urgency.
“The days that the Nigerian government will
fold its arms while its citizens are maltreated
to the point that some of them have lost their
lives for no just cause are long gone.”
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Re: Xenophobic Attack: FG Blasts S-africa Minister by lordcashflow(m): 11:02pm On Feb 27, 2017 |
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Re: Xenophobic Attack: FG Blasts S-africa Minister by Botango23(m): 11:04pm On Feb 27, 2017 |
lordcashflow:What do you book |
Re: Xenophobic Attack: FG Blasts S-africa Minister by Botango23(m): 11:05pm On Feb 27, 2017 |
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Re: Xenophobic Attack: FG Blasts S-africa Minister by jamex93(m): 11:12pm On Feb 27, 2017 |
what rubbish.... Make those guys come back home, make we reason how we go take fix naija league abge 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Xenophobic Attack: FG Blasts S-africa Minister by Botango23(m): 11:19pm On Feb 27, 2017 |
jamex93:Den no go fit come home, because they know that Nigeria is in a great recession,they prefer death than suffering |
Re: Xenophobic Attack: FG Blasts S-africa Minister by jamex93(m): 11:20pm On Feb 27, 2017 |
Botango23: that's why I say make we fix Nigeria league dey play bet for the main time till God go hear naija cry |
Re: Xenophobic Attack: FG Blasts S-africa Minister by bantudra: 11:25pm On Feb 27, 2017 |
break the ties with them... they dont want to be africans and africans dont want them in africa too... all africans agree on this,even the moslems... 1 Like |
Re: Xenophobic Attack: FG Blasts S-africa Minister by bantudra: 11:34pm On Feb 27, 2017 |
Re: Xenophobic Attack: FG Blasts S-africa Minister by Horus(m): 11:35pm On Feb 27, 2017 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsma2i4BSqw SA High Commissioner, Police Assures Nigerians Of Protection -- Abike Dabiri Pt. 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9iycPKPFnk SA High Commissioner, Police Assures Nigerians Of Protection -- Abike Dabiri Pt. 2 |
Re: Xenophobic Attack: FG Blasts S-africa Minister by DozieInc(m): 12:01am On Feb 28, 2017 |
Time to take action. |
Re: Xenophobic Attack: FG Blasts S-africa Minister by dannybomb(m): 4:09am On Feb 28, 2017 |
still on the same matter, we have been going on with this over and over again, we need lasting solution not lashing mouth |
Re: Xenophobic Attack: FG Blasts S-africa Minister by Botango23(m): 10:06am On Feb 28, 2017 |
jamex93:OK Bro |
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